The telephone contact of October 3 was intense 2025 between the Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu Shortly after Hamas’ almost positive response to the American peace plan for Gaza.
Axios citing officials who knew the controversial conversationsays Sunday (05.10.2025) that Benjamin Netanyahu told Donald Trump that the answer is not something to celebrate and doesn’t matter. Trump replied openly: “I don’t know why you’re always so @@@ me negative. This is a victory. Take it »!
Hamas had responded to Trump’s proposal With a “yes, but” proposing the liberation of all the remaining hostages in return for the end of the war and the complete withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip, although he called for negotiations for many details.
In spite of this first indication of a positive response, Netanyahu expressed in private conversations that he considers Hamas’s response as a substantial rejection of the plan. According to US officials, the Israeli prime minister called for coordination with the US to avoid impressions that Hamas accepted the proposal.
On the other hand, Trump was optimistic. He was worried that Hamas would reject the plan categorically and saw her answer as an opportunity to reach an agreement.
Despite the harsh and stable discussion, the two sides have managed to find common ground and agree to move on.
A few hours after telephone communication, Trump issued a public statement, calling on Israel to stop the air raids in Gaza and shortly afterwards Netanyahu ordered the raids.
Trump is pushing Netanyahu and Hamas for Gaza
In an interview with Axios on Saturday (04.10.2025), Trump told Netanyahu that this was his “opportunity to win” and that the prime minister eventually agreed with the US president, stressing: “He had no problem with that. He must accept it. Has no other choice. With me, it must be fine ».
On the same day, Netanyahu’s assistants stressed that the prime minister and Trump are completely agreeing, with Netanyahu recording a video message in which he praises Trump and confirms their sympathy.
At the same time, Trump continued to push both sides to make a deal quickly. He publicly addressed Hamas, warning not to use delay regular, threatening that the deal would be withdrawn unless the hostages were released.
At the same time, he managed to persuade Israel to agree on an up -to -date map that provides for the initial withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza sections.
The indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel, with the mediation of Trump’s envoys, Steve Whitkov and Jared Cousnerare expected to start in Egypt in the week.